Bronx scores largest retail leases of 2011

Two of the three largest retail leases in New York City last year were in the Bronx — Macy’s new space for 160,000 square feet at the Mall at Bay Plaza, in the Pelham Gardens area, and a 74,000-square-foot transaction for Burlington Coat Factory at River Avenue and Exterior Street, according to figures from The Real Deal‘s 2012 Data Book. Meanwhile, the largest Manhattan leases were for upscale retailer Century 21, at 22 Cortland Street in Lower Manhattan, and FAO Schwarz’s 767 Fifth Avenue store, at 59th Street. See the complete chart below. Click here, or on the link at the bottom of the site, to purchase a copy of the 2012 Data Book. Biggest Retail Leases of 2011